RuPauls Drag Race
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Squeak Whats that I hear?
The first queen entering the Werkroom?
Lets go say hi to my faves.
First in is Rock M. Sakura.
The Vietnamese/Filipino queens aesthetic is an amalgam of Japanese pop culture.
Am I really Japanese?
Is it cultural appropriation?
she asks the audience.
Second is Dahlia Sin from NYCs Haus of Aja.
Dahlia is hot, mean, and bored.
Especially when the call is coming from inside the house.
To say I wont be rooting for Sherry this season is an understatement.
So lets meet the rest of the dolls hoping to impress us this season.
Next up is Jan!
(nee Jansport.)
Jan is a talented singer, but dont take my word for it!
Mere seconds after her entrance, shes on her second vocal run.
And honey, you KNOW they were shooting these entrances at 7 a.m. Work, bitch!
Terrifyingly energetic, ambitious, and classically trained, Jan is a musical theater BFA taken human form.
Ill be honest, Ive been excited for Jaida Essence Hall since the cast announcements.
Jaida is a born-and-bred pageant queen with the skills and polish to show for it.
A veritable Betsy Ross ofDrag Race.
(Betsy Ross Matthews?)
Ladies, I smell a front-runner.
Lastly, theres the spooky-ooky Aiden Zhane, who describes her drag as mysterious.
If youre wondering what that means, keep wondering, girl.
You know how this works because weve seen it already, so lets get into some highlights!
Overall, this runway is significantly weaker than last weeks.
(Trend alert!)
On to the maxi-challenge.
The queens must create choreography and write verses for the Fosse-inspired track You Dont Know Me.
After a few minutes spent writing and deciding who will take charge of the choreo (sound familiar?
), the girls ultimately appoint Rock as the groups Fosse with Sherry as her Verdon.
History repeats itself on the mainstage where the queens clash.
(Just kidding, haha … unless … Can we move on now?
Wise words, queen.
You heard it here first: Everything you see on reality TV is 100 percent real!
Finally, were ready to watch the highly anticipated Fosse-Cell Block Tango-inspired dance number You Dont Know Me.
This song is, to use a technical writers term, bad!
However, the queens do their darnedest and deliver a few memorable spoken-word verses.
A special shoutout to Jan who delivers a performance thats as high-octane as it is high-octave.
She ends her verse by screlting an F6!
The Rachel Berry of drag.
The runway theme is tulle, a somewhat more creative pitch than sparkle.
(Baby steps!)
The judges praise the queens pretty equally, with two exceptions.
First, Ross and Michelle are grossed out by Rock M. Sakuras fart joke.
(Somehow this is whereDrag Racedraws the line?)
Second, Michelle admonishes Dahlia for seeming nervous and then questions the inspiration behind her lyrics.
Mostly just being on the train being a whore, Dahlia replies.
Reader, how can I not stan?
During deliberations, the guest judges weigh in as well.
The positive energy was so … apparent Robyn whispers in cursive.Strong, and also very … a lot.
How do you say musical theater major at Boston Conservatory in Swedish?
The lipsync is to the seminal gay hymn Call Your Girlfriend by Robyn.
And with that, the episode is conclu HOLD UP!
Before this episode ends, its time for the Montagues and Capulets to meet.
At long last, our season 12 queens will be assembled as one.
Weve got a standoff on our hands.
With the two groups battlelines drawn, episode two is finally at its end.
Next week, well be treated to our first acting challenge, and FINALLY get our first elimination.
Strap in, Racers, weve only just begun.
Theres too many bitches in the workroom Heidi N. ClosetEverything Heidi says makes me laugh.
God I missed her this episode!
